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The Borough Hall and Meridian House (Former Greenwich Town Hall)

A Grade II Listed Building in Greenwich, London

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Latitude: 51.4781 / 51°28'41"N

Longitude: -0.0108 / 0°0'38"W

OS Eastings: 538235

OS Northings: 177334

OS Grid: TQ382773

Mapcode National: GBR L1.MXM

Mapcode Global: VHGR7.R3NQ

Plus Code: 9C3XFXHQ+6M

Entry Name: The Borough Hall and Meridian House (Former Greenwich Town Hall)

Listing Date: 13 November 1990

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1213855

English Heritage Legacy ID: 398385

ID on this website: 101213855

Location: Greenwich, London, SE10

County: London

District: Greenwich

Electoral Ward/Division: Greenwich West

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Greenwich

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Greenwich St Alfege

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

Tagged with: College City hall Seat of local government

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18/05/2017

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ROYAL HILL and Greenwich High Road
The Borough Hall and Meridian House (former Greenwich Town Hall)

(Formerly listed as MERIDIAN HOUSE (former Greenwich Town Hall))

II

Includes Meridian House, Greenwich High Road.

Town hall, now offices. 1938-39 by Clifford Culpin; altered 1972-74 by the Rolfe Judd Practice.

Brick cladding to reinforced concrete frame with steel frame for public halls; flat roofs. Dutch style, especially inspired by the architecture of WM Dudok and of his Hilversum Town Hall (1928-30) in particular. Elevation to Royal Hill has asymmetrical composition of opposing two and three-storey rectangular blocks culminating in a tall tower facing Greenwich High Road; long bands of low windows, with tall windows over two main entrances. Other elevations are similar but with plain three-storey plus basement elevation of 11 bays with rectangular windows to Greenwich High Road, with similar two-bay return adjoining tower to Royal Hill with mosaic by Carter and Co over side entrance.

Interior: much altered in 1972-74, when floors inserted in council chamber area; entrance foyer with marble panels to walls and imperial staircase; assembly hall with round lights over panelled dado and plain balcony, medieval-inspired mural by Suddaby and Fryer.

An important example of a 1930s municipal building in the Dudok-inspired style - "the only town hall of any London borough to represent the style of our time adequately". (Pevsner). (Buildings of England, London Except.....1951, p.141; South London, 1983, pp 248-9). 248-9).

Listing NGR: TQ3823577334

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